Controlling Pythium in Plants and Crops Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Pythium disease is extremely dangerous as it can attack various crops while affecting their growth and development. Pythiums are probably the most common cause of seedling blight and seed rot in alfalfa, destroying seeds before germination or killing seedlings after emergence. It can affect alfalfa […]
© Free Trade Agreement now a Done Deal Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) On 17th December 2021, the Australia–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) was signed. Tying together the shared threads of history, and the nation’s commitment to open, rules-based trade, the A-UKFTA will deliver mutual benefits and create a closer and stronger economic […]
Australian Almonds Continue to Flourish Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) The Australian industry is forecasted to reach a production capacity of 160,000 tonnes delivering a forecast farmgate revenue of more than $1 billion. Therefore, the almond crop is also known as the crop of increases. According to the Almond Board of Australia, the future […]
Valencia: A Leader in Organic Farming Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Organic farming in Valencia has grown 81.2% in the past five years, more than anywhere else in Spain. It now also exceeds Spain’s average, which stands at 20.7% at this time. The region has seen a huge increase in organic cultivation due to […]
Strawberry Growers Struggle due to Inconsistent Weather Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Saying that many Aucklanders growers are frustrated by the weather might be an understatement. Summer’s had a staggered start in Auckland, and scattered showers at the start of December have made growing the fruit a challenge for local farms. Anthony Rakich, a […]
Australian Nectarines and Peaches Arrive in China by Flight Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Taste Australia organized an official opening ceremony for the 2021 Australian stone fruit season in the Guangzhou Jiangnonghui Market on the 10th of December. This is the first activity in a series of activities that Taste Australia has planned for […]
Slow Start to Cherry Season but Demand is Strong An Australian exporter says the recent wet weather experienced in east coast growing regions has led to a later start than normal to the cherry season but expects demand to remain high into the New Year. SSM Enterprises is a family company, based in Sydney, and […]
Without Backpers, Crops Rot by the Ton Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) The pandemic has disrupted the rhythms of labour and migration worldwide. In Western Europe, for example, borders were tightened early last year, keeping out seasonal workers from Eastern Europe. However, in isolated Australia, the pandemic has delivered a particularly sharp blow, exposing the unstable […]
Almond Yields Generally Lower: Almond Market Report Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) The 2021 harvest is almost finished now. Receipts remain heterogeneous in terms of quality and quantity depending on the region and variety. The volumes recorded to date are higher than last year (1.068 billion Vs 1.052), but this does not augur a […]
AusMac 2022 Ready to Prep Macadamia Growers Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) The appetite among macadamia growers for new technology has helped shape the program for next year’s national macadamia conference, AusMac 2022. This event will be held from February 7 to 9, 2022 at the Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Qld. Regarded as the […]
Rising Farmland Prices Becoming a Cause for Concern Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Farmland prices are soaring at quadruple the rates of median growth in Australia’s capital cities – as 30-year price highs across agricultural commodities combined with low-interest rates and generally good seasonal conditions. Experts are beginning to warn that the “exorbitant” price […]
Seasonal Workers in Need of Union Solidarity Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) On October 1 of this year, the federal government announced a new agricultural worker visa designed to give Australian farmers access to labourers from countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Known as the “Ag Visa,” the new […]
Flood-Hit Farmers Affected by Mice Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) As floodwaters move through New South Wales, farmers are finding their levees have been compromised by holes and burrows left by mice at the height of the mouse plague. Richard Heath, the executive director of the Australian Farm Institute, said the tunnels and nests created […]
Urea Crisis will Get Worse Before it Gets Better Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Currently, trucking representatives say AdBlue taskforce is still unsure of stocks in Australia as Coalition reaches agreement with Incitec Pivot to produce refined urea locally. Australian trucking representatives say a meeting this week between the industry and the federal government […]
Bad Weather Set to Ruin Australian Crops Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Bad weather across the country is downgrading the quality of one of the largest forecasted winter crops on record. Favourable seasonal conditions led the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) to predict in September that total agricultural production […]
Fretting Over Rising Covid Cases Completely Redundant Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) It does not take much for Australians to “get the wobbles” once COVID-19 cases begin to climb. It comes as New South Wales recorded 2,501 cases and no further deaths in the past 24-hour period. The game has changed dramatically, simply fretting […]
Western Australia Tightens Border Rules for the Other States Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Western Australia has tightened its travel rules for Queensland and Tasmania in a new border crackdown, just days before Christmas. People travelling from those states will be forced into quarantine after outbreaks in each state. WA Shadow Minister for Agriculture […]
Travel Exemptions Removed for Fully Vaccinated Workers Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Prime Minister, Scott Morrison has announced that Travel Exemption requirements will be removed for fully vaccinated travellers to come to Australia from 15 December 2021 – including for some Skilled Visa and Student Visa holders. The change will allow eligible travellers with a valid […]
Australia Contributes Towards a Conservation Agriculture Article by: Hari Yellina (Orchard Tech) Agricultural extension officers, farmers, policymakers and service providers will be trained in conservation agriculture practices at the new facility. Australian Consul-General in Kolkata Rowan Ainsworth said, “Through the Sustainable Development Investment portfolio, supported by ACIAR and the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the country has […]
Australian Transhipment Port Makes Great Growth Funds from a recently completed senior credit facility will allow the Lucky Bay transhipment port on the Eyre Peninsula in Australia to grow in its role as an alternative grain supply chain for grain growers and other commodity suppliers. Merricks Capital completed the senior credit facility with ICAM Duxton […]
